[19981016]98-855_一、 N.S.诉Aguirre Aguirre：政治犯庇护.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-855 AOctober 16, 1998I.N.S. v. Aguirre-Aguirre: Asylum for PoliticalOffenders(name redacted)Legislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThe Supreme Court has agreed to consider I.N.S. v. Aguirre-Aguirre, a case thatfocuses on granting asylum to participants in political protests and uprisings. Under theImmigration and Nationality Act, an alien who commits a serious nonpolitical offenseabroad is barred from asylum in the U.S., but there is controversy over applying this barto politically-motivated common crimes, such as assault and destruction of property.In addressing this controversy, the Court may decide how political conditions in aforeign country are to affect our standards for protecting dissidents who commit crimesas part of their political activities. Also at issue is how closely courts may examineadministrative determinations on what crimes constitute disqualifying offenses. On October 5, 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider the case of I.N.S.v. Aguirre-Aguirre (121 F.3d 521 (9th Cir. 1997). This case concerns the standards forproviding a safe haven in